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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
HIV in Southeast Asia
Regional Overview
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Asia (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Asia.
From UNAIDS - Religions Rise to AIDS Challenge (December 5, 2003)
Orthodox thinkers in most South Asian faiths have long suggested that the fate of people with AIDS is divine punishment for immoral behavior; many don't feel that way any longer.
From BBC News - Southeast Asia Is Reeling From Combo of Meth, AIDS (June 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brunei
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Brunei Darussalam) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Cambodia
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Cambodia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Cambodian Sex Workers Refuse to Participate in Tenofovir HIV Prevention Trial (March 30, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Cambodia: Falling HIV Rate Offers Little Hope in AIDS Epidemic (September 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indonesia
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Indonesia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Indonesia Tries Sex Education Through Text Messages (July 19, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Indonesian Prisons Ill-Equipped to Prevent, Treat HIV (May 5, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Indonesia's Insulation From HIV/AIDS Wears Thin (June 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Global Fund Against AIDS, TB, Malaria Gives US$33 Million to Indonesia, Philippines, Pacific Islands (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Sneaks Up on Indonesia After Suharto (June 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - UNICEF Highlights Ignorance About HIV/AIDS Among Young Indonesians (April 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Laos
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Lao People's Democratic Republic) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Laos Opens Up to World and AIDS Threat (July 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaysia
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Malaysia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Report: Premarital HIV Testing to Be Mandatory for Muslims in Malaysian State (May 26, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Myanmar
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Myanmar) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Myanmar Spreads AIDS in Asia, Study Says (July 20, 2005)
The highest HIV infection rates are among prostitutes and heroin users in Myanmar, which was the world's top opium producer until Afghanistan took the crown in 2003.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Nonprofit Groups Aim to Bridge HIV Education Gap in Burma (May 17, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Burma's Leaders Slowly Moving to Combat HIV (April 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Philippines
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Philippines) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Signs Point to Worsening HIV Epidemic in Philippines Despite Low Official Prevalence Rate, Health Officials Say (September 14, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Philippines: Government Failure to Promote Condoms Could Spur HIV Explosion (May 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Global Fund Against AIDS, TB, Malaria Gives US$33 Million to Indonesia, Philippines, Pacific Islands (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Philippines Proud of Its Low Infection Rate, Number of Cases (May 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Low Rate of AIDS Virus in Philippines Is a Puzzle (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Singapore
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Singapore) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Singapore Records Highest Number of New HIV/AIDS Cases Ever in 2003, Health Ministry Says (May 18, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thailand
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Thailand) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Thailand Expands Access to GPO-VIR by 10,000 Patients (October 3, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Thai AIDS Activist Tells Personal Story; Laments Stigma, Lack of HIV Treatment Access (September 2004)
"What kills us is not AIDS, but greed," said Paisan Suwannawong, director of the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group - Gay Men and AIDS in Thailand: Lost in Paradise (July 2004)
In Asia's bleak HIV landscape, Thailand has long stood out as a prevention miracle. So why are Thai men who have sex with men on the verge of an AIDS catastrophe?.
In POZ - HIV/AIDS in Thailand (June 28, 2004)
A 14-minute video and transcript featuring interviews with people who are on the front lines of Thailand's efforts to fight HIV, prepared by Fred de Sam Lazaro, a correspondent for PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Thai Study Shows Suboptimal HIV Treatment Confers Benefit in Developing World (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Thailand: Poor HIV Treatment Access Blamed for Shortened Lifespans (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS Conference: Medicine Vowed for All in Need (July 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS Condom Message Slipping in Thailand, Experts Warn (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Thailand: V-1 Immunator Pill Touted as Cure for AIDS Is Banned (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Test Kit to Be Sold Cheap to Thailand (November 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - JHACI: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Intervention (August 2002)
The Joint HIV/AIDS Care Initiative seeks to greatly improve HIV treatment in resource-limited settings.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Vietnam
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Vietnam) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Clinton Foundation, Vietnamese Government Agree to Collaborate on HIV Treatment, Prevention (December 14, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - HIV Knowledge and Risk Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (March 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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